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Precursive — Pre*cur sive, a. Preceding; introductory; precursory. A deep precursive sound. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
precursive — index aforesaid, antecedent, before mentioned, ominous, oracular, precursory, preliminary, previous, p … Law dictionary
precursive — pre·cur·sive … English syllables
precursive — prēˈkərsiv, prə̇ˈk adjective : precursory, prognosticative … Useful english dictionary
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